To clarify: the title is excerpted from Act 1 of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. The full quote goes:
"Light, seeking light, doth light of light beguile;
So ere you find where light in darkness lies,
Your light grows dark by losing of your eyes."
It's a warning against spending too much of your life in scholarly pursuits.

Day By Day

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Summertime with Ella

Just chillin' out tonight listening to the best of the best. Ella, singing "Summertime" during her legendary performance at Berlin in 1968. It just doesn't get any better than this.

I once saw an interview with Mel Torme in which he was asked who his favorite singer was. His response was, "You mean after Ella?" I concur wholeheartedly.

UPDATE:

After reflection I decided that you indeed can do better -- just add a dash of Satchmo.